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The Golden Thread

7.8(3)20221h 31m1

In the heyday of the jute industry, millions of people in Bengal made their living doing this laborious work, which has hardly changed since the industrial revolution. The 100-year-old machinery has been endlessly repaired. State aid kept this sustainable alternative to plastic going, but its future looks bleak.

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Released
Budget
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Language
Bengali
  • factory worker
  • textile industry
  • india
  • textile worker
  • working conditions
  • observational documentary
  • labor documentary

Behind the camera

Director

Nishtha Jain

Produced in

Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom

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Videos

Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • PremiereJio MAMI Film Festival28 Oct 2023
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereSydney Film Festival8 Jun 2025
  • EstoniaEE

    • PremiereDocpoint Tallinn Documentary Film Festival7 Feb 2025
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Premiere9 Nov 2022

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The Golden Thread was released on 9 November 2022.

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